syncretic/hybrid Melting Pot Ideology- Euro-centric REPETION Surajit Sinha- the culture of tribal India represents a "folk" dimension of the "Little Tradition" of Hinduism, while the culture of Hindu peasantry represents a mixture of folk elements with elements from the greater and Sanskritic tradition of Hinduism. Caste Religious conversions by Dalits, SCs & STs IMP